Top 20 Albums of the Year 2025
This year’s album list (unranked) isn’t about one dominant style or one “scene.” It’s an array of contrasts, often between despair and hope, or the sacred and the profane. As much as they’re an...
Bug Teeth’s “Micrographia” finds cosmic resonance in quiet moments
Bug Teeth’s debut full-length arrives softly, building and scrutinising loss down to its fine veins, even as it gazes upward to the skies. With a title drawn from Robert Hooke’s 17th-century scientific text magnifying...
Disquieting Sounds of David Lynch
My new book is available now in Hardback, Paperback and Kindle editions. “Pull back the red curtain on the sonic architecture and hypnotic soundscapes of David Lynch’s surreal universe. Explore how music and audio...
Nothing return with ”A short history of decay” on 27 Feb 2026
Philly’s noise sculptors Nothing are all set to charge back into the spotlight with A short history of decay, their first album in more than five years and their boldest statement to date. The record lands 27...
Austra turns heartbreak into ferocity on “Chin Up Buttercup“
Calling Chin Up Buttercup a breakup album may be factually accurate but it’s woefully inadequate when describing the music aimed at reconstructing life after turbulent relationship heartache and loss. The experiences used to flesh out each...
L’orne drift into beautiful madness on “Talk To Me Too”
Hailing from the fog-laced docks of Rotterdam, L’orne have never been ones for half measures. Their latest song, “Talk To Me Too” (out now), plunges headfirst into the anxious static of human connection and it’s a...
Nightbus travel a dark route on “Passenger”
Debut albums introduce a band and they can be tricky beasts. The sound, attitude and mood all tie in to create an image but there can be an urge to throw the kitchen sink...
Westside Cowboy saddle up with new label, tour and brand new EP
Westside Cowboy have been kicking down the doors in 2025 and 2026 looks like it’ll begin the same way! The fast-rising four-piece have officially signed to Adventure Recordings, an imprint of Island Records, and...
Blondshell brings fresh voices and new takes with companion album “Another Picture”
In the midst of her globe trotting tour of the US, UK and EU, Blondshell has announced a companion album to her breakthrough 2025 release If You Asked For A Picture. Dropping on November 14th, Another...
Pynch soundtrack what it is to try and be alive on “Beautiful Noise”
When Howling at a Concrete Moon introduced us to Pynch, we met a band wrestling with the disillusionments of youth, already sounding world-weary, defiant and bruised. But for their follow-up, Beautiful Noise, it seems like they’ve turned...
